Not everyone has the good fortune of a florishing garden or local orchards producing lushious peaches and apricots. Whenever possible support your local farmers by shopping farmers' markets and buying direct.
It's blackberry time at My Happy Acres. We have both seeded and seedless varieties. Large, full of juice, and as sweet as summer, blackberries are delicous in cobblers, served over ice cream, or just by the handful. Our favorite way to save the taste of summer, is to either freeze the berries for later use or to make jam. The house was filled with the mouth watering aromas of both apricot (from a local orchard) and blackberry jams.
Of course when out picking the wild berries, some helpers are more help than others (as the puppy helps himself to another mouthful of ripe low growing berries). Remember: those thorns can be small and hard to remove. Showing a little caution and reserve can be rewarded with buckets of berries!
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